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Colchester, November 1966 (R.C.). Abridge and Navestock, road
deaths, November 1966 (D.Co.).
Water Vole Arvicola terrestris (Linn.)
Felsted, one seen, October 1966 (R.C.). Weald Park, common,
1965. Fyfield, April, 1965, and Chelmsford, two seen in Septem-
ber. Chelmsford, one seen on river Chelmer, June 1966 (P.S.).
Braintree area, several seen, October 1965, one seen White Notley,
June 1966 (J.S.).
Coypu Myocastor coypus (Molina)
Silver End, one unconfirmed report, June 1965 (J.S.). Steb-
bing, one shot, August 1966 (D.S.).
Porpoise Phocoena phocoena (Linn.)
One seen off East Mersea, July 1965 (D.S.).
Bats
The identification of bats in flight is very difficult and, since
the few existing records are so doubtful, it was considered best to
omit them from this report. However, it is hoped to study them
more intensively during 1967 and 1968, and results will appear
in the next Mammal Report.
LIVE TRAPPING RESULTS
1965
Fingringhoe Wick. February, Wood Mice (Apodemus
sylvaticus (Linn.)), Bank Voles (Clethrionomys glareolus
(Schreber)), and Common Shrews (D.Co. and W.P.).
Fingringhoe Wick. June, species trapped as above (D.Co.
and W.P.).
Garden in Broomfield, Chelmsford. July-September, Wood
mice, House mice, Yellow-necked mice (Apodemus flavicolis
(Melchior)), Bank Voles, Common Shrews. Trapped by R.W.B.
1966
Court Hill, Little Leighs. October, Brown Rat, Yellow-necked
Mice in loft of house, Wood Mice, Bank Voles, Short-tailed Voles
(Microtus agrestris Linn.), and Common Shrews. Trapped by
D.S.
Bottle Hunt. September, small mammal remains collected
from discarded bottles from thirty of the Essex 10 km. squares.
One hundred and eighty-five specimens were found and comprised
the following species: Common and Pigmy Shrews, Wood Mice,
Bank Vole, Short-tailed Vole and Water Shrew.
During the Bottle Hunt there were forty "sight" and "dead on
road" records, which included the following species: Brown Rat,
Rabbit, Stoat, Hedgehog, Mole, Grey Squirrel, Brown Hare, Wood
Mouse.